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We show a link between levels of mass education in 1870 and corruption levels in 2010 for seventy-eight countries that remains strong when controlling for change in the level of education, GDP/ capita, and democracy. A model for the causal mechanism between universal education and control of corruption is presented. Early introduction of universal education is linked to levels of economic equality and to efforts to increase state capacity. First, societies with...
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- City University of New York Publisher's website
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- Comparative Politics Journal website
- Volume:
- 48
- Issue:
- 2
- Pages:
- 227-248
- Publication date:
- 2016
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2151-6227
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0010-4159
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pubs:680836
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uri:e6b46934-f9b2-4cda-b22e-29c31dc0bbd4
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- The City University of New York
- Copyright date:
- 2016
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- © 2016 The City University of New York
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The historical roots of corruption: state building, economic inequality, and mass education
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